Junko Edahiro looks at the challenges that Japan faces today and how the country can work toward returning to a sustainable, steady-state, happy society.

Transition's Rob Hopkins reviews a recent book and emphatically counters the author's contention that there is a “moral case” for fossil fuel use.

On World Food Day we share the perspective of an anti-hunger and social rights activist who feels food should be a commons not a commodity.

Three million Syrian children are not in school because of the conflict, and this loss of access to education puts the well-being of Syrian girls at risk.

Expert views, research and commentary on contemporary affairs & global issues relevant to the mandate of the United Nations.

More Rohingya women are fleeing mass violence and increased risk of sexual violence targeting Muslim communities in Myanmar.

The ocean covers over 70% of the planet and produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen. For this and many other important reasons, United Nations University expert Dr Jack O’Connor introduces six ...

All 197 UN member countries have agreed to use the Montreal Protocol for controlling climate-change-inducing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Mangjing Village's tea gardens show that traditional cultivation of tea can both support local livelihoods and conserve biodiversity.

Ecological economist Herman Daly explains how because the macro-economy is part of the larger natural economy growth in GDP can be uneconomic.

New data from a major study of public perceptions suggest that there may already be reasons for optimism on sustainable ocean management in the US.